Chapter 68: There is no good feast
After beating away the villain, the neighbors spontaneously came to comfort Du Xinwu. While consoling, everyone was full of praise for his little apprentice's performance, so that the old man's mouth was almost closed.
"Neighbors, I feel everyone's heart. It's just that my apprentice is still a child after all, and he still has a long way to go in his future life. I don't object to you praising him like this, but I beg everyone not to publicize it. I don't want to let my little apprentice see the ugliness of human nature early because of the relationship between the tree and the wind! ”
"No problem, old Du. This little apprentice of yours is also the pride of our neighbors. Let's all protect him together, so that he will not be disturbed and grow up with peace of mind! ”
"Well done, little one! If your master hadn't said such a thing, I would have talked about it all year round. But for now, rest assured, I promise I won't say half a word! ”
The neighbors laughed because the guy had just spoken and had a nickname called Big Horn. As the name suggests, if something comes to him, it will not take half an hour to make him known to the neighbors. It's really not easy for him to make such a promise now.
A neighbor objected: "Master Du, let's not talk about it, it's no problem." But just now there are so many disciples and grandchildren surnamed Zhao, is it hard to guarantee that they won't say it? ”
Wan Laisheng couldn't help but interject: "Everyone can rest assured, the surname Zhao regards his reputation as more important than anything else, and he will do everything possible to cover it up without anyone else." As long as we don't say it, he wants to do it himself! As for his apprentices, they must all be subject to a gag order. No one will work against Zhao Jinbiao, asking for their own hardships! ”
The crowd burst into laughter, even claiming yes.
After returning to the martial arts hall opened by his family, the first thing Zhao Jinbiao did was to gather all the people who traveled with him this time and issued a gag order. If he knew that someone spread the news without authorization and ruined the reputation of the master, he would definitely abolish the martial arts and expel the master.
Although he temporarily took care of his own apprentices and grandchildren, Zhao Jinbiao lived the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, for fear that news would come out from Du Xinwu sooner or later. At that time, if you don't say it, others will know about it, and it will definitely be passed on as a joke.
After Zhao Jinbiao, who had trouble sleeping, endured it for two days, he suddenly thought of a vicious idea. He made a special trip to visit a well-known martial artist in the Jingshi area with a generous gift, and asked him to be a witness, and he wanted to put down the peace wine to apologize to Du Xinwu on the spot.
Zhao Jinbiao's personality has long been familiar to everyone, and this martial artist also knows very well what his idea is. It's just that Du Xinwu's fame is too big, and he crushes these fellow martial artists in Beijing and Tianjin to death. These people don't look for reasons from themselves, but think it's Du Xinwu's reason.
Now there is such a stunned young man who is willing to come forward and plot against Du Xinwu, which makes people who are jealous of Du Xinwu suddenly find a solution to the problem. Not only did this martial artist readily agree, but he also invited fellow martial artists, all of whom were scum with the same thoughts as him to be witnesses.
Du Xinwu, who was waiting at home for the New Year, received an invitation, which was sent by a relatively famous martial artist in Jingshi, named Ma Yuanhao.
The gist of the invitation is that the husband should be open-minded, and the grievance should be resolved rather than settled. Ma Yuanhao is not talented, and he is willing to be a peacemaker between Du Xinwu and Zhao Jinbiao. Now Zhao Jinbiao prepared delicious food and wine in the Invitation Moon Building, and made a special trip to apologize to Master Du in front of fellow martial artists, hoping that Master Du would enjoy it at five o'clock tonight.
Du Xinwu bowed slightly, he didn't want to make a big deal about it, now that the other party has put on such an occasion, he has invited a lot of witnesses, although they haven't had too much contact, they have also heard of each other's names.
"Master, are we going to let go of the guy surnamed Zhao so easily? You must know that if it wasn't for the junior brother who took out a gun and forced him, your name might have been ruined in the hands of the surnamed Zhao! ”
Wan Laisheng's voice did not fall, and Guo Qifeng also nodded frequently, saying that he didn't want to see the master go to this Hongmen banquet.
Du Xinwu saw the two apprentices persuading him like this, and couldn't help but educate the apprentices earnestly.
"To be forgiving and forgiving is the golden rule of walking the rivers and lakes. You are still young, you don't know how deep the rivers and lakes are, and you should be cautious. There is a way to be a man and leave a line, and you will see each other in the future. So I have to go to this banquet! ”
Wang Mengxiong didn't think much of Du Xinwu's rhetoric, he had only heard that the rivers and lakes were sinister, and people's hearts were not ancient. If the master believes in others so much, he will inevitably suffer losses in the future.
It's just that he searched desperately in his memory, and he didn't find more memories of Du Xinwu, only knowing that he died after liberation, so it seems that he has at least more than 30 years of good life.
After thinking about it, Wang Mengxiong was still a little worried, he ran over and grabbed Du Xinwu's hand, who was about to go out, and didn't let him go to the banquet like this.
"Master, listen to me. You also saw that Zhao Jinbiao, Yiduo is victorious, condescending, and dying. I wouldn't believe that such a person would suddenly change his ways, and I would not believe it. As the saying goes, people are harmless to the tiger's heart, and the tiger is harmful. Your old man went to the meeting alone, once there was anything wrong, how should the apprentices be good? ”
Du Xinwu was upset by Wang Mengxiong, and he also wondered if there was really any danger in this trip? Could it be that Zhao Jinbiao would ignore the rules of martial arts and set up a Hongmen banquet and plot against me?
"Lai Sheng, you go to the back room, open the cabinet in the corner, and bring me a blue cloth baggage."
Wan Lai Sheng responded, and quickly took out a blue cloth bag from the house, and respectfully handed it to Du Xinwu.
Du Xinwu opened the baggage, took out two chest protection steel plates from inside, which had been made to match the curve of his body, put them in his arms, wrapped them with cloth tapes, and then put them on his coat, so he couldn't see that there were still steel plates hidden inside.
"Master, this thing is good, it can save lives at a critical time!"
"Relieved this time, right?" Du Xinwu said lovingly. "What's more, this is just in case, maybe we are thinking too much and worrying about the sky."
Wang Mengxiong saw off the master and quietly glanced at Wan Laisheng. Wan Lai nodded understandingly, and pulled Guo Qifeng back to drink. Soon, Guo Qifeng, who was overwhelmed by alcohol, was supported by two people and went back to the room to rest. Not long after, the two of them left the place where Du Xinwu lived, called two rickshaws, and went straight to the Yueyue Tower.
At this time, there was a peaceful atmosphere in Yuelou, whether it was a fellow martial artist or Du Xinwu, they all felt the sincerity of Zhao Jinbiao's apology.
When Wang Mengxiong and Wan Laisheng mixed into the Invitation Moon Tower, the dinner party was entering. Under the teasing of the moderator surnamed Ma, the crowd coaxed and asked to see the true skills of Du Xinwu and Zhao Jinbiao.
That Zhao Jinbiao walked up to Du Xinwu with a smile on his face, and everyone thought that he was going to invite Du Xinwu. Who knew that the moment he walked in front of Du Xinwu, he suddenly burst out and hurt people, and the fierce punch hit Du Xinwu's chest.